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        A Quick Tip To Check Schedule Tasks On Remote Computers

Section(s): Administrator, Admin , Admin
Published on Dec 15, 2010.
Last Modified on Oct 31, 2009.
Last Modified by Nirmal Sharma.
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This article explains how you can use Schtasks.exe with Psexec.exe to check schedule Tasks on remote computers.

You have created a schedule task using the Group Policy on all the domain client computers or servers. You need to verify to make sure this Task has been created on all the computers. Let's say the Task name is BatchJob. Group Policy does not provide reporting. You need to use the below mentioned script to accomplish this:

Steps:

Create a text file and name it as CompList.TXT
Put all the computer or Server names in it.
Next, put the following lines in a file as it as CheckTasks.CMD
REM ***START HERE***
@ Echo Off
SETLOCAL EnableDelayedExpansion
Echo Computer Name, Task Created or Not? >> Result.CSV
FOR /F "Tokens=*" %%L IN (CompList.TXT) DO (
SET CompName=
SET CompName=%%L
Psexec.exe \\!CompName! C:\Windows\System32\Schtasks.exe /query > OutPut.txt
Find /i "BatchJob" < OutPut.txt
IF !ErrorLevel! == 0 (
Echo !CompName!, Yes >> Result.CSV
) ELSE (
Echo !CompName!, No >> Result.CSV
)
)
REM ***END HERE***

The script runs against each server or computer mentioned in the CompList.TXT. It runs Schtasks.exe command with the help of Psexec.exe to execute it remotely and output is gathered in the OutPut.txt. Next command searches for BatchJob in the output.Txt. The end result is stored in a CSV file called Result.CSV.

Download Psexec.exe from here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx

About Nirmal Sharma

Nirmal is a Microsoft MVP in Directory Services and working as a Technical Architect/Consultant. He has been involved in Microsoft Technologies since 1994 and followed the progression of Microsoft Operating Systems and software. He is specialized in Directory Services, Microsoft Clustering, SQL, MOM, Exchange and Citrix. In his spare time, he likes to help others and write "internal" technical articles, white papers and tips on various Microsoft technologies. You can contact him at nirmal_sharma@mvps.org.